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Thursday Thought #NelsonMandela
We can change the world and make it a better place.
~Nelson Mandela
It is in your hands to make a difference.
Wednesday Words
How many words can you make from these letters? Make words of any length, but use each letter no more than once per word. (If a letter is on the board twice you can use it twice.) Share your word lists in the comments.
Tuesday Two
In two sentences tell me what you have learned about editing recently.
Monday Muddle: spilt, split
spilt: (verb, past tense of to spill) to allow or cause contents of a container to overflow the edges (including people from a building); to reveal information that should have been kept confidential split: (verb) to break or tear into parts; to divide into shares; to separate; (noun) a break …
Language Laughs
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Thursday Thought #LoisMcMasterBujold
The dead cannot cry out for justice.
~Lois McMaster Bujold
It is a duty of the living to do so for them.
Wednesday Words
How many words can you make from these letters? Make words of any length, but use each letter no more than once per word. (If a letter is on the board twice you can use it twice.) Share your word lists in the comments.
Tuesday Two
In two sentences tell me what you have learned about writing recently.
Monday Muddle: fictional, fictitious, fictive
fictional: (adjective) imaginary; characteristic of literary fiction (e.g. fictional character) fictitious: (adjective) artificial; fictional, but with intent to conceal or mislead (e.g. fictitious alibi) fictive: (adjective) relates to a specific fictional element (e.g. fictive kinship) The meanings of these three words are very similar, and all relate to creations of …